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MPEC 2002-G65 : 2001 FL194

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M.P.E.C. 2002-G65                                Issued 2002 Apr. 15, 21:23 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  2001 FL194

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-G26

Observations:
     K01FJ4L  C2002 03 22.44419 12 13 40.66 -01 58 01.9          22.4 R      568
     K01FJ4L  C2002 03 22.49321 12 13 40.37 -01 58 00.3          22.5 R      568
     K01FJ4L  C2002 03 22.52705 12 13 40.17 -01 57 59.1          22.5 R      568
     K01FJ4L  C2002 04 06.29619 12 12 15.79 -01 50 12.5                      696
     K01FJ4L  C2002 04 06.40949 12 12 15.17 -01 50 08.9                      696

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, A. Doressoundiram.
    Measurer B. Gladman.  3.5-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers M. Holman, T. Grav.  Measurer
    M. Holman.  6.5-m reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
020322 568 0.54- 0.24+    020406 696 0.54- 0.24+    MPEC 2002-G26

Orbital elements:
2001 FL194
Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5                   MPC
M   2.96577              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00398295     Peri.  177.80268     -0.99995825     -0.00319319
a  39.4153913      Node     2.07321     -0.00262075     -0.79737884
e   0.1742149      Incl.   13.68999     +0.00875401     -0.60347062
P 247              H    7.8           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
010322 695  0.1-  0.1-    010330 695  0.0   0.2+    020322 568  0.1+  0.1+
010322 695  0.2-  0.0     010330 695  0.0   0.0     020322 568  0.1+  0.1+
010322 695  0.6-  0.0     010330 695  0.2-  0.2-    020322 568  0.0   0.3+
010323 695  0.4+  0.1+    010331 695  0.0   0.1-    020406 696  0.3-  0.3-
010323 695  0.5+  0.0     010331 695  0.1-  0.0     020406 696  0.1+  0.2-
010323 695  0.2+  0.2+    010331 695  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2001 FL194               a,e,i = 39.42, 0.17, 14                 q = 32.549
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2002 04 06    12 12.29   -01 50.4   31.583   32.561   167.6     0.4    22.9
2002 04 16    12 11.39   -01 45.4   31.632   32.561   157.5     0.7    23.0
2002 04 26    12 10.56   -01 40.8   31.709   32.562   147.5     1.0    23.0
2002 05 06    12 09.84   -01 37.0   31.810   32.562   137.6     1.2    23.0
2002 05 16    12 09.26   -01 34.0   31.933   32.562   127.8     1.4    23.1
2002 05 26    12 08.84   -01 32.0   32.074   32.563   118.1     1.6    23.1
2002 06 05    12 08.58   -01 31.0   32.228   32.563   108.4     1.7    23.1
2002 06 15    12 08.50   -01 31.2   32.392   32.564    98.8     1.8    23.1
2002 06 25    12 08.61   -01 32.6   32.560   32.564    89.3     1.8    23.1
2002 07 05    12 08.89   -01 35.2   32.728   32.564    79.9     1.8    23.2
2002 07 15    12 09.36   -01 38.9   32.890   32.565    70.5     1.7    23.2
2002 07 25    12 09.99   -01 43.7   33.044   32.565    61.1     1.6    23.2
2002 08 04    12 10.78   -01 49.5   33.184   32.566    51.8     1.4    23.2
2002 08 14    12 11.70   -01 56.2   33.306   32.566    42.4     1.2    23.1
2002 08 24    12 12.73   -02 03.7   33.409   32.566    33.1     1.0    23.1

     The above 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbital elements keep the object more
than 15 AU from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G65

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